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Ecuador vs Gambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ecuador has a population of 18.1M (ranked 71/197), compared with 2.76M in The Gambia (ranked 140/197). Ecuador's land area is 95,892 sq mi versus 3,907 sq mi for The Gambia (ranked 76th vs. 161st).

By GDP, Ecuador ranks 63/197 ($125B) and The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B). By GDP per capita, Ecuador ranks 105/197 ($6,875), while The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909).

Main facts and rankings

Ecuador Gambia
Population
18414090
2871879
Population rank 71/197 138/197
GDP
$125B
2024
$2.51B
2024
GDP rank 63/197 173/197
GDP per capita
$6,875
2024
$909
2024
GDP per capita rank 105/197 182/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,840
2024
$3,445
2024
Government debt
$68.6B
2024
$1.83B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.1%
2025
67.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,784
2024
$663
2024
Government debt per person rank 93/185 157/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,020
2025
$753
2025
Land area
95,892 sq mi
2025
3,907 sq mi
2025
Population density
189.1 ppl/mi²
2024
706 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
4.01
2023
Median age
29.8 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.8 years
2025
66.3 years
2025

Ecuador and Gambia: Comparison Charts

Ecuador and Gambia economies compared

GDP
Ecuador

Gambia
Year GDP
Ecuador Gambia
1960 $2,069,464,937 -
1961 $1,753,850,955 -
1962 $1,518,207,703 -
1963 $1,824,343,871 -
1964 $2,244,146,103 -
1965 $2,387,047,396 -
1966 $2,429,308,639 $44,212,081
1967 $2,553,595,172 $46,695,007
1968 $2,582,179,864 $41,160,066
1969 $3,112,165,727 $45,168,072
1970 $2,862,503,139 $52,296,084
1971 $2,754,219,271 $55,728,663
1972 $3,185,986,087 $59,160,569
1973 $3,891,754,150 $75,187,749
1974 $6,599,257,044 $95,796,022
1975 $7,731,674,472 $115,179,719
1976 $9,091,921,030 $112,190,829
1977 $11,026,342,618 $138,093,099
1978 $11,922,497,876 $171,833,086
1979 $14,175,160,902 $207,112,628
1980 $17,881,508,242 $241,083,090
1981 $21,810,759,354 $218,767,743
1982 $19,929,846,396 $216,050,552
1983 $17,152,477,037 $213,448,585
1984 $16,912,509,092 $177,340,880
1985 $17,149,088,413 $225,726,359
1986 $15,314,138,472 $185,646,987
1987 $13,945,426,859 $220,626,484
1988 $13,051,881,851 $266,672,212
1989 $13,890,823,705 $284,120,329
1990 $15,239,272,612 $317,083,695
1991 $16,988,535,268 $690,311,081
1992 $18,094,238,119 $714,254,256
1993 $18,938,717,359 $755,040,974
1994 $22,708,673,337 $746,493,952
1995 $24,432,884,442 $785,999,865
1996 $25,226,393,197 $848,239,446
1997 $28,162,053,027 $803,633,342
1998 $27,981,896,948 $840,285,265
1999 $19,645,272,636 $814,724,032
2000 $17,539,454,727 $782,913,872
2001 $23,127,055,000 $687,410,645
2002 $27,054,197,000 $578,235,309
2003 $30,965,208,000 $487,038,685
2004 $35,194,947,000 $961,900,651
2005 $40,278,849,000 $1,027,701,068
2006 $45,690,762,000 $1,054,112,488
2007 $49,848,725,000 $1,279,703,047
2008 $61,139,438,000 $1,561,766,956
2009 $60,094,978,000 $1,450,142,509
2010 $68,151,329,000 $1,543,294,927
2011 $78,986,648,000 $1,409,693,597
2012 $87,735,048,000 $1,415,004,738
2013 $96,570,334,000 $1,375,609,453
2014 $102,717,794,000 $1,229,461,721
2015 $97,209,558,000 $1,378,176,609
2016 $97,671,433,000 $1,484,578,886
2017 $104,467,486,000 $1,504,909,463
2018 $107,478,961,000 $1,670,671,328
2019 $107,595,830,000 $1,813,609,692
2020 $95,865,473,000 $1,812,170,891
2021 $107,179,074,000 $2,014,158,842
2022 $116,133,121,000 $2,204,734,527
2023 $121,147,057,000 $2,396,111,021
2024 $124,676,074,700 $2,507,519,958

Ecuador and Gambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Ecuador

Gambia
Year GDP per capita
Ecuador Gambia
1960 $451 -
1961 $371 -
1962 $312 -
1963 $365 -
1964 $436 -
1965 $450 -
1966 $445 $94.4
1967 $454 $97
1968 $445 $83.1
1969 $521 $88.7
1970 $465 $99.8
1971 $434 $103.3
1972 $488 $106.5
1973 $579 $131.4
1974 $954 $162.6
1975 $1,086 $189.8
1976 $1,242 $179.3
1977 $1,465 $213.8
1978 $1,541 $257.6
1979 $1,783 $300
1980 $2,190 $338
1981 $2,601 $296
1982 $2,314 $282.1
1983 $1,940 $268.6
1984 $1,864 $214.8
1985 $1,842 $262.8
1986 $1,604 $207.7
1987 $1,426 $237
1988 $1,304 $274.9
1989 $1,356 $280.9
1990 $1,455 $301
1991 $1,587 $628
1992 $1,655 $623
1993 $1,698 $635
1994 $1,997 $608
1995 $2,108 $622
1996 $2,136 $652
1997 $2,341 $600
1998 $2,284 $610
1999 $1,575 $575
2000 $1,382 $538
2001 $1,791 $460
2002 $2,059 $377
2003 $2,316 $309
2004 $2,586 $593
2005 $2,909 $616
2006 $3,244 $615
2007 $3,479 $725
2008 $4,195 $859
2009 $4,053 $775
2010 $4,520 $801
2011 $5,154 $711
2012 $5,634 $693
2013 $6,109 $654
2014 $6,406 $568
2015 $5,976 $620
2016 $5,918 $650
2017 $6,233 $643
2018 $6,304 $696
2019 $6,205 $738
2020 $5,464 $720
2021 $6,061 $782
2022 $6,516 $836
2023 $6,738 $888
2024 $6,875 $909

Ecuador vs. Gambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ecuador

Gambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Ecuador Gambia
1950 48.4 31.2
1951 48.9 31.5
1952 49.2 31.7
1953 49.6 31.9
1954 50 32.2
1955 50.4 32.4
1956 50.9 32.8
1957 51.5 33.1
1958 52.1 33.6
1959 52.7 34.1
1960 53.4 34.6
1961 54.1 35.1
1962 54.7 35.6
1963 55.3 36.1
1964 56 36.6
1965 56.5 37.1
1966 57 37.6
1967 57.5 38.1
1968 57.9 38.5
1969 58.3 39
1970 58.8 39.5
1971 59.3 40
1972 59.8 40.5
1973 60.3 41.1
1974 60.7 41.7
1975 61.1 42.2
1976 61.4 42.9
1977 61.9 43.4
1978 62.4 43.6
1979 62.9 44.5
1980 63.3 45
1981 63.8 44.5
1982 64.3 46.3
1983 64.7 46.9
1984 65.2 47.5
1985 65.6 48.2
1986 66.1 48.8
1987 66.6 49.4
1988 67 50.1
1989 67.8 50.7
1990 68.4 51.3
1991 69 51.9
1992 69.5 52.5
1993 70.1 53.2
1994 70.9 53.8
1995 71.3 54.3
1996 71.8 54.8
1997 72 55.2
1998 71.9 56
1999 71.9 56.5
2000 72.1 56.9
2001 72.6 57.3
2002 73.2 57.7
2003 73.6 58.2
2004 73.9 58.7
2005 73.9 59.1
2006 74 59.7
2007 74.2 60
2008 74.7 60.5
2009 74.9 60.7
2010 75.2 61.2
2011 75.2 61.6
2012 75.5 61.9
2013 75.8 62.3
2014 76.1 62.6
2015 76.2 63
2016 76.1 63.4
2017 76.2 63.7
2018 77.2 64
2019 77.3 64.4
2020 72 64.4
2021 72.7 63.8
2022 76.6 64.9
2023 77.4 65.9
2024 77.6 66.1
2025 77.8 66.3

Ecuador and Gambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Ecuador

Gambia
Year Population
Ecuador Gambia
1960 4,590,891 398,060
1961 4,722,331 408,930
1962 4,859,269 420,163
1963 5,001,716 431,757
1964 5,149,918 443,687
1965 5,303,963 455,952
1966 5,463,748 468,516
1967 5,629,057 481,588
1968 5,799,680 495,269
1969 5,975,236 509,440
1970 6,155,387 524,105
1971 6,340,052 539,388
1972 6,529,034 555,370
1973 6,722,033 571,991
1974 6,918,573 589,085
1975 7,118,251 606,821
1976 7,320,912 625,667
1977 7,526,819 645,770
1978 7,736,167 667,103
1979 7,948,869 689,781
1980 8,165,877 713,913
1981 8,386,910 739,125
1982 8,611,298 765,753
1983 8,840,417 794,525
1984 9,074,782 825,631
1985 9,311,154 858,874
1986 9,545,998 894,019
1987 9,779,290 931,091
1988 10,010,808 970,160
1989 10,241,852 1,011,357
1990 10,473,673 1,054,696
1991 10,702,380 1,099,959
1992 10,930,128 1,145,582
1993 11,154,274 1,188,365
1994 11,372,197 1,227,226
1995 11,590,514 1,264,313
1996 11,810,950 1,301,410
1997 12,031,127 1,338,889
1998 12,251,184 1,376,987
1999 12,470,795 1,415,779
2000 12,689,206 1,455,084
2001 12,910,740 1,495,011
2002 13,138,472 1,535,691
2003 13,372,306 1,577,611
2004 13,608,701 1,621,312
2005 13,846,163 1,667,037
2006 14,086,131 1,715,275
2007 14,328,773 1,765,774
2008 14,575,202 1,817,852
2009 14,825,954 1,871,422
2010 15,076,695 1,926,630
2011 15,326,227 1,983,784
2012 15,572,194 2,043,094
2013 15,807,128 2,103,820
2014 16,035,124 2,164,528
2015 16,266,225 2,224,529
2016 16,505,139 2,283,769
2017 16,759,519 2,342,189
2018 17,049,547 2,399,632
2019 17,340,021 2,456,844
2020 17,546,065 2,515,733
2021 17,682,454 2,576,010
2022 17,823,897 2,636,470
2023 17,980,083 2,697,845
2024 18,135,478 2,759,988

Fertility rates in Ecuador and Gambia

Fertility rate
Ecuador

Gambia
Year Fertility rate
Ecuador Gambia
1960 6.72 6.25
1961 6.7 6.23
1962 6.68 6.21
1963 6.65 6.2
1964 6.61 6.2
1965 6.56 6.19
1966 6.51 6.18
1967 6.44 6.21
1968 6.35 6.22
1969 6.25 6.25
1970 6.14 6.26
1971 6.01 6.33
1972 5.87 6.37
1973 5.73 6.41
1974 5.58 6.42
1975 5.43 6.43
1976 5.28 6.43
1977 5.13 6.43
1978 4.99 6.42
1979 4.86 6.41
1980 4.73 6.41
1981 4.61 6.4
1982 4.5 6.4
1983 4.39 6.39
1984 4.31 6.39
1985 4.14 6.36
1986 4 6.34
1987 3.87 6.3
1988 3.79 6.26
1989 3.74 6.25
1990 3.68 6.25
1991 3.63 6.19
1992 3.58 6.11
1993 3.49 6.03
1994 3.42 6.04
1995 3.38 5.99
1996 3.35 5.93
1997 3.29 5.85
1998 3.23 5.82
1999 3.17 5.77
2000 3.1 5.72
2001 3.04 5.67
2002 2.97 5.66
2003 2.91 5.66
2004 2.85 5.68
2005 2.8 5.71
2006 2.75 5.74
2007 2.7 5.69
2008 2.69 5.63
2009 2.68 5.57
2010 2.62 5.56
2011 2.61 5.54
2012 2.51 5.52
2013 2.36 5.39
2014 2.27 5.2
2015 2.21 5
2016 2.12 4.81
2017 2.13 4.61
2018 2.11 4.42
2019 2.04 4.33
2020 1.97 4.25
2021 1.91 4.17
2022 1.86 4.08
2023 1.82 4.01

Ecuador and Gambia demographics compared

Median age
Ecuador

Gambia
Year Median age, years
Ecuador Gambia
1960 18.2 19.4
1961 18 19.4
1962 17.9 19.5
1963 17.8 19.6
1964 17.8 19.6
1965 17.7 19.7
1966 17.7 19.7
1967 17.7 19.8
1968 17.7 19.7
1969 17.7 19.6
1970 17.7 19.5
1971 17.8 19.4
1972 17.8 19.3
1973 17.9 19.2
1974 17.9 19.1
1975 18 18.9
1976 18.1 18.8
1977 18.2 18.6
1978 18.3 18.5
1979 18.4 18.4
1980 18.5 18.2
1981 18.6 18.1
1982 18.8 17.9
1983 18.9 17.8
1984 19.1 17.6
1985 19.2 17.5
1986 19.4 17.4
1987 19.6 17.4
1988 19.8 17.3
1989 20 17.2
1990 20.2 17.2
1991 20.4 17.1
1992 20.6 17.1
1993 20.8 17
1994 21 16.9
1995 21.2 16.8
1996 21.4 16.7
1997 21.6 16.6
1998 21.8 16.5
1999 22 16.5
2000 22.2 16.5
2001 22.4 16.6
2002 22.7 16.6
2003 22.9 16.7
2004 23.2 16.8
2005 23.4 16.9
2006 23.7 17
2007 24 17.1
2008 24.2 17.2
2009 24.5 17.3
2010 24.8 17.4
2011 25.1 17.5
2012 25.4 17.6
2013 25.7 17.7
2014 26 17.8
2015 26.4 17.9
2016 26.8 18.1
2017 27.2 18.2
2018 27.5 18.4
2019 27.9 18.5
2020 28.3 18.7
2021 28.6 18.9
2022 29 19.1
2023 29.4 19.2
2024 29.8 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ecuador Gambia
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$2.46B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
37.8%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.89%
2023
2.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
0.58%
2023
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.95%
2025
-1.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.45%
2024
6.48%
2023
Services, % of GDP
57.2%
2024
53.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26.5%
2024
14.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.8
2025
56.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.4%
2024
30.5%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
1.5%
2024
2.6%
2020
Listed domestic companies
26
2000
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$747M
2000
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.91B
2024
$629M
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.54B
2024
$529M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,108,000
2019
246,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.12%
2020
30.2%
2020
Banked people share
64.5%
2024
38.2%
2024

Energy

Ecuador Gambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
905 kg
2022
75.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.8
2022
$26.4
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
45.3 megatons
2023
0.61 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.52 tons
2023
0.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
18.9%
2021
47.7%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
13.2%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-69.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,589 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
80.9%
2021
1.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
74.6%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.7%
2023
66.9%
2023

Society

Ecuador Gambia
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,704
2024
-2,989
2024
Urban population
65%
2024
65.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
36.7
2025
22.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
49
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
45.7
2023
9.13
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.1
2019
29.6
2019
Visa free countries
104
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.3%
2022
58.7%
2022
English speaking
1.24%
2023
2.34%
2023
People using the Internet
77.2%
2024
45.9%
2023

Health

Ecuador Gambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$493
2022
$28.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$160
2022
$5.75
2022
Life expectancy
77.8 years
2025
66.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.32%
2022
24.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.31
2020
0.1
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
55
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.1
2023
44.1
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
15.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.9%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
67
2025
9
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.2%
2022
10.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.54 liters
2020
0.61 liters
2020

Territory

Ecuador Gambia
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
5,288 sq mi
2024
1,416 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
20,656 sq mi
2025
2,448 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,510 sq mi
2025
871 sq mi
2025
Roads length
26,853 mi
2015
1,850 mi
2011

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